GRE Word List

ELLIPTICAL

of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse

The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.

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WordMeaning
courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
primethe second of the canonical hours
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
smotherto kill by depriving of air
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
prodigya highly talented child or youth
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
puissanthaving puissance : powerful